AI-Powered sleep coach could help young cancer survivors beat insomnia
NCT ID NCT07318545
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new smart home system that uses artificial intelligence to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to young adult cancer survivors. The system includes a smart speaker, smart lighting, and a special Wi-Fi router. Researchers will compare it to standard sleep education in 74 participants aged 18-42 who have had cancer and suffer from chronic insomnia. The goal is to see if the AI-driven program can improve sleep and quality of life.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered via smart speaker, smart lighting, and Wi-Fi router
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient, at-home treatment for insomnia in young cancer survivors, improving sleep and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 74 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The technology may be difficult to use or less effective than in-person therapy.
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Study facts
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 74 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 42 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-42 at time of enrollment * history of cancer diagnosis (any type) diagnosed at/after age 15, received all treatment before age 40 * at least 6 months from date of cancer diagnosis * history of chronic sleep disorder with Insomnia Severity Index \>/= 8 Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to try the study intervention * diagnosed untreated obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, or restless leg syndrome * narcolepsy, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, and/or poorly controlled psychiatric diagnoses * disease-related prognosis of less than 6 months or currently enrolled in hospice care * planned travel out of the continental United States during the study period.
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